Ophthalmology Registrars 2025-2026 - Wellington Region

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Capital Coast and Hutt Valley

E PĀ ANA KI A TATOU – ABOUT US

Here at the Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast, Hutt Valley & Wairarapa districts we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
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Capital and Coast District
Hutt Valley District
Wairarapa District

• Permanent Ophthalmology Registrar positions
• Starting 27 January 2025
• Allocations available at Wellington Regional Hospital
• Run descriptions available when allocations are confirmed
• Involved in day to day running of the acute eye clinic. You will be exposed to a wide variety of eye conditions and learn to manage them.
• Perform minor eye procedures including, but it is not limited to, intravitral injections and cyst drainage
• There will be some time spent in clinics and some theatre exposure.
• You will have assistance and supervision from the on-call registrar and the on-call consultant.
• This is an ideal pre-requisite from which to apply for the ophthalmology training registrar positions.
• RMO salaries are calculated based on relevant previous years of experience and the average weekly hours of work as set out in the relevant run description. For the current salary bands, please refer to either the Specialty Trainees of New Zealand (SToNZ) or Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) Single-Employer Collective Agreements.
  Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
  Home to the NZ Government, Wellington is a vibrant place to live and work and has repeatedly been voted as New Zealand’s top lifestyle city. Wellington is considered cultural and creative hub of the country and hosts numerous cultural events as well as live theatre, music and festivals. We are renowned for our café culture, nightlife, fantastic restaurants, sparkling harbour, surf spots, amazing views, outdoor activities and close proximity to vineyards ensuring you are never short of activities to do outside of working hours.
  You will love working with us as you will have the opportunity to rotate across our three district hospitals and includes the possibility of Rural attachments without having to leave the region
  As we are a large employer and include a tertiary hospital, there are vast career progression opportunities available due to the high number of Registrar positions and wide range of specialties across the region. We also ensure that formal and informal teaching sessions are available to all of our RMO’s
  Join our fellow 615+ Resident Medical Officers employed by the 3 areas of the Wellington Region (Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa Districts) to gain leading experience, medical supervision and training.
  The Capital & Coast District provides secondary and tertiary surgical services across two of its three hospitals. It serves a local population of over 300,000 and provides tertiary surgical services to a regional population of over 1 million. Wellington Regional Hospital is a tertiary hospital with modern facilities and offers exciting opportunities and top level training.
  If successful, you will work alongside the Ophthalmology clinical team within the limits of your competence in the outpatient and inpatient service at Wellington Hospital.